niggerish en · ADJ
Etymology
From nigger + -ish. Piecewise doublet of niggeresque.
Meanings
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(derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur, vulgar) Like or characteristic of a nigger.
In a voice dripping with sarcasm, Bernhard related, "Mariah's been getting a little niggerish on us... she been seeing those rap stars..."
2002, Loretta I Winters, Herman L DeBose, New faces in a changing America:She told him in her native Virginia mountain-area dialect: "That's what ah said. Ah don't like these niggerish places."
1958, “Talking About”, in Jet, volume 14, number 3, page 47:[T]hey should specially avoid the fanatics who […] have temporarily changed a federal republic into a sort of niggerish monarchy or empire […]
1886, Michael Magaul, Eli Robinson McCall, No-history Versus No-war or The Great Tootle Rebellion Exposed, page 261:So when I say that my Auntie's piety was not of the niggerish kind...
1866, The Atlantic Monthly:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more niggerish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most niggerish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |